IE · 1971 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Ireland, 1971

Population on 1 January by age and sex
2,971,200
Ireland, 1971
▲ 0.9% vs 1970 (2,943,300)
Analysis

In 1971, Ireland's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.9% compared to 1970, reaching 2,971,200.

Ireland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 385,949,080.

Ireland ranks 20th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.1% (from 2,881,800 in 1966).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 1971
#20 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1971
0.8%
EU-27: 385,949,080
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